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Minerva anestesiologica · Sep 2021
ReviewCorticosteroids in patients with COVID-19, use and misuse: a brief review.
- Giovanni M Romano, Tullio Cafiero, Antonio Frangiosa, and Edoardo DE Robertis.
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy - gmromano85@gmail.com.
- Minerva Anestesiol. 2021 Sep 1; 87 (9): 1042-1048.
AbstractCorticosteroids use in severe and critical COVID-19 patients is recommended by international guidelines, as they reduce mortality. However, the use outside of these indications could be harmful and should be discouraged. The scope of this brief review is to examine the beneficial mechanisms of corticosteroids treatment in COVID-19 and when they should be adopted.
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